Kamenica, Kosovo

Kamenica
Town and municipality
Albanian: Kamenica / Kamenicë, Dardana / Dardanë Serbian: Косовска Каменица / Kosovska Kamenica

Kamenica Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 21°34′30″E / 42.58389°N 21.57500°E / 42.58389; 21.57500Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 21°34′30″E / 42.58389°N 21.57500°E / 42.58389; 21.57500
Country	Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]}
District	District of Gjilan
Government
• Mayor	Begzad Sinani
Area
• Total	424 km² (164 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	33,539
• Density	79/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	62000
Area code(s)	+381 0280
Car plates	06
Website	Kamenica (Albanian)

Kamenica (Albanian: Kamenica, Kamenicë / Dardana, Dardanë) or Kosovska Kamenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовска Каменица), is a town and municipality in Kosovo.

Demographics

Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Roma	%	Total
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
1961	24,549	57.74	16,973	39.92	644	1.51	42,519
1971	29,268	62.94	16,550	35.59	474	1.02	46,505
1981	32,390	67.03	14,813	30.66	868	1.8	48,320
1991	37,632	73.4	12,930	25.2	573	1.1	51,272
August 2003	52,000	82.5	10,500	17.6	500	0.8	63,000
Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for data for 2003

↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Municipalities of Kosovo¹

Ferizaj District	Ferizaj (Uroševac) Elez Han (Đeneral Janković) Kaçanik Štimlje Štrpce

Gjakova District	Deçan Gjakova Junik Orahovac

Gjilan District	Gjilan Kamenica Klokot Parteš Ranilug Vitina

Mitrovica District	Leposavić Mitrovica North Mitrovica Skenderaj (Srbica) Vučitrn Zubin Potok Zvečan

Peć District	Peć Istok Klina

Pristina District	Glogovac Kosovo Polje (Fushë Kosovë) Gračanica Obilić Lipljan Novo Brdo Podujevo Pristina

Prizren District	Mališevo Mamuša Prizren Dragaš Suva Reka

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Largest cities or towns in Kosovo 2015 estimate
	Rank	Name	Districts	Pop.	Rank	Name	Districts	Pop.
Pristina Prizren	1	Pristina	Pristina	210,722	11	Glogovac (Drenas)	Pristina	61,522	Ferizaj (Uroševac) Peć
	2	Prizren	Prizren	186,860	12	Lipljan	Pristina	60,517
	3	Ferizaj (Uroševac)	Ferizaj (Uroševac)	114,087	13	Orahovac	Gjakova	59,021
	4	Peć	Peć	100,081	14	Mališevo	Prizren	58,198
	5	Gjakova	Gjakova	98,240	15	Skenderaj (Srbica)	Mitrovica	52,951
	6	Gjilan	Gjilan	93,291	16	Vitina	Gjilan	48,861
	7	Podujevo	Pristina	91,642	17	Deçan	Peć	41,523
	8	Mitrovica	Mitrovica	85,910	18	Istok	Peć	40,935
	9	Vučitrn	Mitrovica	72,780	19	Klina	Peć	40,675
	10	Suva Reka	Prizren	62,913	20	Kosovo Polje (Fushë Kosova)	Pristina	38,265

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